Birmingham is now a city completely free of walkers and has established the first fully secure base, where military power, except in certain areas, is minimal.
The metropolitan area of Birmingham has a population of approximately 1.1 million, about a quarter of the total population of the state of Alabama, which made cleaning up this city very difficult.
As it was known, Birmingham was an important metropolitan city just like Atlanta, and now people who move freely through the streets have appreciated the spirit of freedom again.
It is true that the military is in strategic buildings and there are a number of anti-aircraft guns ready to shoot down both combat fighters, helicopters, and intercept enemy missiles. In turn, there are at least a thousand soldiers and an important military base that can respond immediately to any real threat that may come from Florida.
Airon knew he had lost important people, beyond the potential that they could awaken like Carol, who now has her daughter and enjoys a more peaceful life. However, now he has a T-dog or a Shane among his ranks.
This time destiny took him to the border area of Alabama, to tell his soldiers that he is with them at all times and to supervise everyone's work. Of course, the best thing about all of this was clearing the land with helicopters just like CRM does to attack communities with walker herds.
The reason they are here now is mainly to observe the surroundings, visit checkpoints, and for Airon to be sure of what to do depending on what he sees at this base.
Obviously, they had found many survivors, whole groups who immediately decided to join Airon's organization as they mistakenly thought it was the army. However, this relationship was not entirely incorrect as they were really all soldiers.
This was also decided after careful consideration. First of all, Atlanta, as the site of an important base, has already explored most of the supply area. If there are a large number of survivors, they will come from Florida.
And since Airon's army is sent to large herds of walkers in Florida, this is because there was no correct place to move all those hundreds of thousands of undead, and Florida survivors will notice this anomaly.
And as a secondary task, it would be to check if Florida could be handled first. Abraham is the one who mostly leads the soldiers from this place, and now it seems that he had become a good general who followed Airon's same purpose.
With a general like Abraham, what worried Airon in this part of his domain?
They must know that Abraham was from the army, his experience and knowledge made Rosita a very capable woman. Therefore, having a tough man who doesn't give up or bow down to anything is beneficial for the army.
Therefore, this time Airon would advance more calmly while keeping an eye on what happens in all his domains. Once he arrived in Alabama, he spent a few days there before heading to Florida to see if he found any survivors.
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Secure border of Alabama.
Outer area of Florida, in a small rural town.
Night was approaching and Airon took the lead, hurrying to enter a not-too-large store. When Airon and his people saw it from the outside, the store's door was well-preserved, which saved them a lot of effort, as they could lock the door and make do for the night.
Just after hacking to death two walkers wandering inside the store, the people outside entered with several blankets in their arms. Simply laying a thin blanket on the ground would solve the problem of sleeping for the night. Now that the weather was getting warm, there was no need to light a fire. People who have been struggling for over a year are too experienced in sleeping quickly and, of course, sleeping in these kinds of conditions.
Intentionally or not, these people surrounded Airon in the center, which was considered the most basic respect towards him and at the same time they were all willing to take care of their commander.
This time, Airon was accompanied by his team who had gone with him to Washington. It can be said that now they are all more than just friends, and the group's atmosphere is too strong.
"Hey, Airon, Glenn said we definitely won't find any survivors this time..."
"I didn't say that, I just think it's very difficult to find survivors now that we've sent hundreds of thousands of walkers to Florida...."
"That means we can't find them, hahaha."
Airon smiled indifferently, then said, "What Glenn said is not unreasonable. People today are really hard to find, and it can be said that the current numbers in our organization are the largest that can be found outside."
Having said that, Airon paused for a moment and suddenly thought of the data he had recorded, and he looked closely at the people around him: "Have you ever imagined what it will be like if the current situation continues for another hundred years?"
After he finished speaking, he looked around and found that everyone was looking at him confused, and some shook their heads.
"It is evident that the walkers will decay, and the humans who are left by then will start to repopulate the world. But this time, our organization will create a single system for the whole world. A dominant federation that will lead us to a much better, healthier future without any kind of war..."
"Less than two years have passed since the end of the world, maybe we cannot see any change, just feel that there are more weeds than before, but how will it look like in ten, twenty, or even a hundred years?"
"That is my dream, I want everyone to unite and create together the new world that everyone needs, we don't want millionaire rats or governments that only see the benefit within five years but turn a blind eye to the damages that would cause money from ten to twenty years."
"Wow Airon, no wonder you are the leader of our organization." Glenn was really excited about that future.
As the atmosphere was somewhat quiet, Airon took the initiative to change the subject, laughed, stood up, and looked towards the direction of the city. "Tell me what you think is best for tomorrow..."
Looking at the dark outline of the city, Airon sat back down and pulled out a map from his pocket: "We have to avoid big cities since that's where the walkers possibly are. The suitable places are the outskirts where survivors might be. I marked some places roughly and we'll check them one by one."
"The main objective this time is to find survivors, it doesn't mean other things aren't important, please pay attention to factories that may serve us in the future. The industry in this city is highly developed. As far as I know, it includes electrical machinery, airplane manufacturing, mining, chemistry, household appliances, cotton textiles, construction materials, food, and other industries. It can be said that we will need these things a lot in the future."
Pausing, Airon looked at everyone and pointed out, "As long as we can use things, we can simply investigate and take notes. If the survivors we come across have bad intentions, it's not appropriate to bring them back."
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The next morning.
The morning sun is very clear, shining between buildings in the distance as if it covers the city with a layer of golden gauze.
If it weren't for the faintly floating stench in the air, this scene would have looked even more beautiful.
Everyone quickly finished their food, and the night watchmen had already cleaned up the scattered walkers downstairs.
"Let's go!"